House Bill 826 - An ACT amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial
Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
exemptions from jury duty.

Primary sponsor: Rep. Babette Josephs

§ 4503. Exemptions from jury duty.
(a) General rule. -- No person shall be exempt or excused from jury duty
except the following: (5) Parents or guardians of a child six years of age or younger and have
custody of and are the primary caregivers of the child.
(6) Parents or guardians of a child who is of school age and who have
custody of and hare providing instruction to the child who has been excused
from compulsory attendance at a school or special education program.
(7) Primary caregivers of an elderly or disabled family member.

Pennsylvania

No family friendly jury duty laws (as of yet),
but Erie County Courthouse has set an amusing precedent for excusing
jurors...

Click here to see the
amusing precedent set for excusing jurors by the Erie County Courthouse.

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FEDERAL
United States District Court, Eastern Dist. of PennsylvaniaPlan
for the random selection of grand and petit jurors,
Revised June 27, 2001
(c) Excuse from jury service on request

(4) persons who have
actual care and custody of a child or children under ten years of age
whose health and/or safety would be jeopardized by their absence for jury
service; or a person who is essential to the care of aged or infirm
persons;

3. "...Persons having
active care and custody, during hours of normal jury service, or a child or
children under 12 years of age whose health/safety would be jeopardized
by their absence for jury service, or a person who is essential to the
care of the aged or infirmed persons;..."

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FEDERALUnited States District
Court, Western District of PennsylvaniaJury Selection plan; Section 11
(3) Excuses on Individual Request
Effective April 1, 2001

3 "...Any person having full-time active
care or custody of a child or children under 10 years of age, and the
health and/or safety of such child would be jeopardized by that person's
absence for jury duty; or any person who is likewise essential to the
care of aged or infirm persons;..."

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